Tag Archive | publishing
How to take your idea to story
Originally posted on Jean's Writing:
Do you understand how to flesh out your ideas? Not me, I’m still learning. Taking an idea and writing a full novel is not easy, not easy at all. Writing sounds so easy when an idea burst into my mind like fireworks on the 4th of July. But, as…
On Writing With a Purpose
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
by Meg Dowell You likely learned in school that writing an essay begins with defining your target audience and purpose for reaching out to them. We all wrote that essay about whether or not our school should or shouldn’t have uniforms (did schools who already had uniforms still argue this?).…
Self-Publishing: Five Time-Saving Tools
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Hope Ann A writer’s life is filled with so much more than the mere creating of stories. There is editing and proofreading. Marketing and newsletters. Blogging and graphics. We can take any help offered, and here are five free tools which have helped me save time and…
Discovering My Characters’ Secrets
Originally posted on Shannon A. Thompson:
Every human being has secrets. Why we hide the truth (or lies) from others and sometimes ourselves is often the most interesting part behind a good secret, but understanding what makes up a secret can help an author write a character in a more genuine way. So what should…
Book Marketing Techniques That Don’t Work Anymore via @WritingPants #h2e
Originally posted on How To Ebook:
The Alliance of Independent Authors (ALLi) who help educate and support self-published authors. Source: Book Marketing Techniques That Don’t Work Anymore
30 WRITING COMPETITIONS with Amazing Prizes
Every few months, I like to collate a bucket load of writing competitions and plonk them in a post for you to peruse and enter at your leisure. I say it all the time, but writing is a muscle. If yo… Source: 30 WRITING COMPETITIONS with Amazing Prizes
Should You Write a Fancy Outline for Your Novel?
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Jean M. Cogdell Maybe- Maybe not. It’s your book, you make the rules. Different strokes for different folks. Me, I’m trying to be more organized in my writing this year. Only time will tell if I’m successful. LOL However, I find outlining is a bit of a mystery.…
Should I Be Writing Faster?
Originally posted on Ryan Lanz:
? by Lev Raphael I’ve been a member of the same health club for a long time and lots of people there read my Nick Hoffman mysteries set in a college town that might remind them of the town we live in. No matter when I publish a book in the series,…
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